Pat Gelsinger

President & COO, Information Infrastructure Products, EMC Corp.

Gelsinger joined Intel in 1979. Prior to his role as Senior Vice President and Co-General Manager of Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group, Gelsinger led Intel Labs, which encompasses many of Intel research activities, including leading Corporate Technology Group and Intel Research. As Intel's first chief technology officer (CTO), he managed Intel’s longer-term research efforts and helped ensure consistency from Intel’s emerging computing, networking and communications products and technologies.

Previously, Gelsinger led Intel’s Desktop Products Group, where he was responsible for its desktop processors, chipsets and motherboards for consumer and commercial OEM customers as well as many of Intel’s technology initiatives and the Intel Developer Forum. He also led the development of the Intel ProShare video conferencing and Internet communications product line. He was general manager of the division responsible for the Pentium Pro, IntelDX2 and Intel486 microprocessor families. He was also architect of the original 80486 and a design engineer on the 80386 and 80286 processor design teams.

Gelsinger holds six patents in the areas of VLSI design, computer architecture and communications, is a well-known speaker on technology trends and has received a variety of industry recognition awards.

Gelsinger received an associate's degree from Lincoln Technical Institute in 1979, a bachelor's degree from Santa Clara University in 1983, Magna Cum Laude, and a master's degree from Stanford University in 1985. All degrees are in electrical engineering. He is a Fellow of the IEEE (2008) and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters in 2008 from William Jessup University. Mr. Gelsinger and his wife Linda have been married for 27 years and they have four children.

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VMware Inc. CEO Pat Gelsinger said he sees a "mini-bubble" brewing in Silicon Valley with startup valuations reaching 'insane' levels. Mr. Gelsinger said understanding how corporate finance works was important with VMware's recent AirWatch deal. "It's a requirement of being a CEO," he said.

CIOs are expanding and redefining their roles to include monetizing IT assets and encouraging innovation. To do so, they need strong, top-down support, an eye toward user experience, and an agile mindset, says Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware, Inc.

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